Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the North Pacific Ocean

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the North Pacific Ocean

Archive · 4,474 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 578/232023-02-20 → 2023-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V northern defender in 30-26.08N 152-36.95E at 201019Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 539/232023-02-16 → 2023-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-08.93N 153-42.83E at 161025Z
    Western North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 525/232023-02-16 → 2023-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-00.00N 090-15.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. NAVAREA XII 72/232023-02-16 → 2023-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-00.00N 090-15.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. NAVAREA XII 70/232023-02-15 → 2023-03-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-08.43N 079-30.93W
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  6. HYDROPAC 482/232023-02-12 → 2023-02-13
    64 foot F/V eden bound, two persons on board, low on fuel and requesting assistance in 19-34.60N 162-17.33W…
    North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 415/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V kesako in 17-05.27N 163-09.00E at 062233Z feb
    North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 406/232023-02-05 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from M/V capt bernie in vicinity 02-24.99N 093-14.43W
    Eastern North Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  9. HYDROPAC 388/232023-02-04 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in vicinity 04-04.00N 129-56.00W at 031901Z feb
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 349/232023-01-31 → 2023-02-07
    12 meter S/V kesako, unreported
    North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 347/232023-01-31 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-58.00N 127-59.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 297/232023-01-27 → 2023-01-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 26-10.89N 115-27.81W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  13. HYDROPAC 279/232023-01-25 → 2023-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 03-28.00N 090-52.00W on 25 jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 261/232023-01-23 → 2023-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 30-41.50N 123-39.70W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 226/232023-01-19 → 2023-01-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-05.50N 158-59.90E at 191023Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 191/232023-01-16 → 2023-01-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-31.00N 138-23.00E at 160600Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia, Federated States of
  17. NAVAREA XII 26/232023-01-16 → 2023-02-03
    Vessel sarchs perch, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 06-14.28N 080-18.09W
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  18. NAVAREA XII 24/232023-01-15 → 2023-01-16
    Vessel sarchs perch, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 06-46.61N 080-11.19W
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  19. HYDROPAC 164/232023-01-13 → 2023-02-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-00.00N 128-45.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 152/232023-01-13 → 2023-01-13
    Distress signal received in vicinity 19-07.80N 160-37.00W
    North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 150/232023-01-13 → 2023-01-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-20.03N 158-18.15E at 122238Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 141/232023-01-12 → 2023-01-27
    85 foot F/V lady anna taking on water in 32-58.16N 151-05.10W at 120200Z jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 115/232023-01-10 → 2023-01-10
    Vessel, three persons on board, taking on water in 05-42.00N 171-36.00E at 100619Z jan
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  24. HYDROPAC 45/232023-01-03 → 2023-01-06
    177 foot F/V lucky tj, ten persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 19-16.46N 160-33.70W
    North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 44/232023-01-03 → 2023-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-24.00N 122-47.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 3753/222022-12-30 → 2022-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 08-31.00N 138-23.00E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia, Federated States of
  27. HYDROPAC 3752/222022-12-30 → 2023-01-20
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-00.00N 079-05.00W
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  28. HYDROPAC 3664/222022-12-23 → 2022-12-30
    Distress signal received in vicinity 09-02.00N 160-39.00E at 230818Z dec
    North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 3599/222022-12-16 → 2022-12-19
    25 meter vessel, orange hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 29-09.20N 144-02.30E at 160420Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3565/222022-12-13 → 2023-01-13
    29 foot S/V sunshine lady, one person on board, overdue ensenada (31-50.00N 116-39.23W) to cabo san lucas…
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  31. HYDROPAC 3527/222022-12-09 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-19.90N 131-59.30W
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 3465/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-00.00N 101-00.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3458/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-53.50N 141-49.80E at 050750Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  34. NAVAREA XII 940/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-08
    Mexico to australia
    North Pacific
  35. NAVAREA XII 939/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-05
    Eight meter rowboat australian maid, white hull, one person on board, navigating from ensenada, mexico…
    North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 3447/222022-12-03 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received from 215 foot M/V the arrow in vicinity 03-00.20N 107-13.60W
    Eastern North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 3445/222022-12-03 → 2022-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-26.53N 152-12.86E at 030215Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 3415/222022-11-30 → 2022-12-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-57.70N 141-18.50W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 3402/222022-11-29 → 2022-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-27.70N 150-53.00E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia, Federated States of
  40. HYDROPAC 3377/222022-11-27 → 2022-11-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft robinson 44 helo in 05-43.40N 144-43.40W
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 3373/222022-11-25 → 2022-11-25
    Eastern north pacific DNC 13
  42. HYDROPAC 3351/222022-11-24 → 2022-12-08
    Micronesia DNC 12
    Western North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 3332/222022-11-22 → 2022-12-08
    20 foot M/V, five persons on board, overdue pisarach island, chuuk (08-34.19N 150-25.15E) to ono, chuuk…
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  44. HYDROPAC 3329/222022-11-22 → 2022-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-00.00N 123-00.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. NAVAREA XII 894/222022-11-18 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 39-04.00N 132-48.00W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  46. HYDROPAC 3218/222022-11-13 → 2022-12-02
    Vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 11-17.00N 090-00.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 3193/222022-11-11 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-30.00N 124-00.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 3179/222022-11-09 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-11.10N 140-43.70W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 3134/222022-11-06 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-00.00N 090-15.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 3127/222022-11-05 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-35.60N 126-01.30W
    Eastern North Pacific

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